ENG-330 |
Myth and Fantasy |
This course studies ancient and modern mythology through its embodiment in literature and in themes common |
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to all cultures. |
3.00 |
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ENG-400 |
Tutorial in Acting |
Students participate in the university production as actors or actresses and research the various styles and |
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theories of acting: Classical, Elizabethan, Restoration, Stanislavskian, Brechtian. Research paper required. |
3.00 |
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ENG-4000 |
English Seminar- Capstone |
This course is an advanced study of expository writing, an integration of literary study, critical theory, and. techniques of literary research. This course combines discussion and independent work, having as its goal the completion of a paper( 20-25 pages) representative of the undergraduate major ' s research interests. The course objective is for each student to achieve a culmination of proficiency in the techniques of research, logic, and organization in scholarly writing. Students are encouraged to apply skills learned and practiced in all previous literature and writing courses. To that end, literary research is fundamental to the successful completion of this course. Prerequisite: All completed semesters of English major coursework except one to graduate. All work must |
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be original and written by the student registered for the course. |
3.00 |
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ENG-401 |
Chaucer and His Contemporaries |
Reading and discussion of Chaucer ' s major works is supplemented with those of his contemporaries including |
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Langland, the Pearl poet and others. |
3.00 |
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ENG-405 |
Tutorial in Directing |
Introduced to the techniques of directing for the proscenium and arena stages, students learn to cast, block and |
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direct a play. |
3.00 |
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ENG-413 |
Poets of Britain and America |
Poets of Britain and America are examined with emphasis on the moderns and post-moderns. |
3.00 |
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ENG-416 |
Shakespearean Tragedy |
This course studies the major tragedies as performance art, including Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard III, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and Othello. |
3.00 |
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ENG-417 |
Shakespearean Comedy |
This course focuses on the major comedies as performance art, including As You Like It, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night ' s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and Much Ado About Nothing. |
3.00 |
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ENG-422 |
Romantic / Victorian Literature |
Students engage in in-depth study of the literature of the Romantic and Victorian Age |
3.00 |
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ENG-423 |
Modern Fiction |
Novels and short stories of twentieth-century authors are discussed in terms of thought and technique in modern fiction. |
3.00 |
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ENG-425 |
17th & 18th Century British Literature |
This course examines selected prose and poetry from the late English Renaissance, the Restoration, and the eighteenth century. Readings include works by the Metaphysical and Cavalier poets, Jonson, Bacon, Dryden, Swift, Pope, and others |
3.00 |
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ENG-430 |
Internship |
An option for out-of-the-classroom work, this internship gives students practical experience in professional communications field. |
3.00 |
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ENG-437 |
Special Topics |
This course offers the opportunity for in-depth study of a major author, period or concept selected by the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit, if topic changes. |
3.00 |
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ENG-439 |
Independent Study |
Qualified advanced students may arrange independent study in areas not covered by existing courses: study of special aspects of major works and authors. The student must have the permission of the Chair of Language, Literature and Fine Arts and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. |
3.00 |
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ENG-447 |
Seminar in Novel |
This course examines the novel, drawing examples from the 19th and 20th centuries. |
3.00 |
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ENG-448 |
Writing Seminar |
The process of writing creative research papers, essays and other non-fiction materials is reviewed. The course combines the tools of research with the appropriate organizational method and emphasizes peer-evaluation, revision, and market research toward publication. |
3.00 |
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ENG-451 |
Creative Writing |
Students practice their creative writing skills with reference to reading and study of contemporary literature. |
3.00 |
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ENG-460 |
Theater of Greece and Rome |
A study of the production techniques of the classical period combines with reading of representative plays by Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. |
3.00 |
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